The Scottish Government is being called on to publish information to back up its plans for extending free childcare after independence, with Labour accusing ministers of “writing policies on the
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Health Minister Edwin Poots and Justice Minister David Ford have launched a consultation on a draft Mental Capacity Bill and proposals relating to those in the Criminal Justice system in
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Care Council for Wales Chief Executive, Rhian Huws Williams, is to be honoured as a new member of the Gorsedd of the Bards at the Carmarthenshire National Eisteddfod in August.
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The number of children registered blind or partially sighted has risen as survival rates for severely premature babies improve, according to new findings. There has been a 9% rise in
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Social workers in Wales need a “change of mindset” if they are to make best use of new research on children’s social care, an expert has said. Neelam Bhardwaja was
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A vulnerable man was without bathing facilities for six months because care providers failed to monitor him, say two ombudsmen. The 31-year-old from Plymouth, who suffers from schizophrenia and Asperger’s
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Arrests of children have fallen by 59 per cent in five years, figures obtained by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveal today. Research published by the charity shows that
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Children’s services at one of the country’s biggest councils have been rated inadequate again, extending more than 10 years failure to protect the most vulnerable youngsters from serious risk of
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Life expectancy for people with mental health problems is less than for heavy smokers, new research has found. Serious mental illness can reduce a person’s life expectancy by 10 to
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Formal warnings have been issued to a Berkshire care home where a 73-year-old man was found dead earlier this year. A 63-year-old woman from Bracknell was arrested on suspicion of
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